Union-garment.



(j G. WRIGHI.

UNION GARMENT.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. I5. 1917.

1,21,473. Patented 001;: 15, 19180 1/ lllllllii INVENTOR.

I GZairGMiyhi If. A TTOR CLAIR G. WRIGHT, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

UNION-GARMENT.

companying drawings, and to the letters and I figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part. of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in union garments, and has for its principal object to provide a two-piece garment wherein the parts are so constructed that the suit may be worn with the convenience and comfort of the usual one-piece union garment, and which may be readily separated to permit the replacing of one portion without a necessary replacing of the other portion.

7 It is a further ob ect of the invention to provide a convenient and serviceable connection for the parts of the garment whereby the lower may be supported from the upper garment and the latter prevented from workingfrom beneath the lower garment.

In accomplishing these objects, I have provided improved details of structure, the preferred forms of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, where1n:--

Figure I is a front and side view of'a per-.

son clothed in a garment embodying the present invention.

Fig. II is a back view of tl re same.

Fig. III is a detail view particularly illustrating the application of the connecting tabs to the fastening devices of the upper garment and to the belt portion of the lower garment.

Fig. IV is a sectional view of a portion of the connected garments and the connectin tab.

eferring more in detail to the drawings: 1 designates the upper, or shirt portion, and 2 the lower or trousers portion of a garment constructed according, to the present invention; the parts being patterned after garments of this character in general use except in features hereinafter mentioned, and may be made of any suitable material, but in the present instance heavy cloth ordinarily known as overall goods is pref-v erable.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 15, 1918.

' I Application filed October 15, 1917. Serial No. 196,627.

In working garments of this character, it is usual. that the lower portion wears out much before the upper portion, and should the garment be made all in one piece, replacing of the worn portion necessitates the purchase of an entire garment, and the discarding of a garment wherefrom its full value has not been received. his, therefore, the object of the present invention to provide a garment wherein the upper and lower portions are so connected that the garment may be worn with the same convenience and comfort as the ordinary union garment, but wherein the parts may be readily disconnected so that one of the portions may be used interchangeably with other like garments so that the full value-may be derived from each garment before it is discarded.

To effect the union of the upper and lower garments, I provide the trousers,about the waist band, with a plurality of spaced tunnel loops 3 through which an ordinary leather or cloth belt 4 is extended, and'attached at spaced intervals about the waist portion of the shirt, are-the head portions which are located in registration with the spaces between the loops 3 SO as to slidably receive the belt to cooperate with the said loops to form a union of the upper and lower portions of the garment.

, The connecting means for attaching the loops 7 to the shirt portion of the garment may be of'any suitable type, but p'referably cgmprises the ordinary glove fastener as slfown, which provides a serviceable connection, but which maybe pulled apart when it is desired, so that the tabs may be disconnected from the upper garment to dis: connect the members.

The number of connecting loops employed is immaterial, so long as enough are used to properly connect the portions of the garment, and while I have shown. the trousers equi ped with the tunnel loops, it is not essentlal that this particular type be used, as the ordinary belt loop may be used with like results.

Assuming that a garment comprising up per and lower portions of this character is provided, and that the said upper and lower portions are connected by the belt and tab arrangemen-t, as described, it is apparent that should the wearer desire to replace either of the portions of the garment, he may disconof various weights neot the same by disconnecting the tabs from the upper garment so that the portions of the garment may be separated. The new part of the garment may then be attached to the portion of the garment not discarded to produce a complete garment.

It is apparent that a number of shirt parts could be provided, which would fit a lower garment, so that a wearer could change as he desired according to weather or other conditions, or thattwo or more lower garments could be made for each upper garment so that should the lower garment receive more wear than the upper, full value of the latter may be had before it is necessary to be discarded.

Having thus described my inventioin'what I claim as new therein, and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is 2- l. A garment of thecharacter described, comprising upper and lower body portions,

belt loops formed at spaced intervals about the waist line of the lower portion, a belt extended through said loops, independently formed supporting loops applied to the belt between the said belt loops, and means for removably connecting the supporting loops to the upper garment.

2. A arment of the character described, comprising a lower body portion and an upper body portion adapted to extend beneath the lower body portion, belt loops formed in spaced relation about the waist line of the lower garment, a belt extended through the said Elooips, independently formed supporting loops ap lied to the belt between the lower garment goops, fasteners permanently fixed to the upper garment at intervals corresponding to the spacing of the belt loops and cooperating members fixed to the supporting loops adapted for yieldable at-- tachment to or detachment from said fasteners on the upper garment-for the purpose set forth.

4 In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

CLAIR G. WRIGHT. 

